3 years younger in 8 weeks

It only takes 8 weeks of simple diet and lifestyle changes to reduce biological age by 3 years. A study published last week has provided scientific evidence that lifestyle makes a difference.

The study was small, it only included 43 healthy men between the ages of 50-72 years old. It also included nutritional supplements, which we know are not as effective as getting your nutrients from a whole food source. There were a few other factors that may have reduced the impact, such as including a small amount of animal protein in the diet.

What habits did they practice?

The 8-week study had the participants eat primarily whole foods, plant-based diet with some animal products. The study included time restricted eating with participants only eating between 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.

They met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended minimum amount of exercise of 30 minutes per day 5 days a week at 60-80% effort. The minimum recommended amount is 150 minutes per week.

The participants did two sessions of deep breathing exercises a day to manage stress. Sleep was also a factor with the men sleeping 7 hours per night for 8 weeks.

Simple Health Habits

The habits are easy to do and recognized as basic ingredients for a longer, healthier life. This study adds to previous research that shows that cognitive decline, cardiovascular health and weight management are preventable with a plant-based diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management. This new study shows that you can change the age of your DNA with your lifestyle.

Change your age

If you want to feel younger inside and out, practice good health habits such as the ones recommended by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Change your mind, change your health,

Shayla